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, 1887-10-21
GOVERNORS PROCLAMATION.
The Escaped Men--TheIr Grimes and
the Rewards offered.

the Rewards Offered.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 4, l8S7.-E
HIS Excel ency Thomas Moonlight, Gov.
state that at about the hour OF 8 o'clock
p. m. the following persons escaped from
the county jail of Laramie county, viz:
victed at the last term OF our district court
Charles Ii. Leroy, bound over to appear
of injuring, defacing and breaking a public
Jail; james Jones, bound over to answer
before the next grand jury to the
crime of burglary, and William
9. Sterry, bound over to appear before
the next grand jury for the crime of
horse stealing.
The descrintipn of Dan Began, alias
William Mccoy, is as follows:
His age is about % years; his height
about 5 feet 8 or 9 inches; his hair
is dark and cut short; wears small dark
brown moustache; weighs about 100
pounds; wears a No. 6 boot and has
high instep; walks slightly stopped; has
thin lips. blush gray eyes and an old scar
on back of neck.
The description of Charles H. Leroy
is about as follows:
Age about 26 years; height about s feet
8 inches, well built; complexion light;
full round face, small light moustache;
staggering walk.
The description of James Jones is about
as follows:
Age about 35 years; height about five
feet, ten inches; very smooth face; un-
der jaw protruding somewhat; mouth
slightly sunk in; dark complexion; cat
like walk, and, generally very stealthy in
all his movements and in his appearance.
The description of William O. Sterry
is ali ut as follows: Age about "a years;
height, about five feet, six or seven
inches; dark complexion; hair dark,
short, but inclined to curl; sharp features;
Roman nose; slight in build.
| therefore have the honor to request
that rewards be offered for the
above escaped prisoners as fol
lows, to.wit: For Dan Began, alias
William Mccoy, $500; for Charles H.
Leroy, 5000; for James Jones, $500; and
for William G. Sterry 5000.
| will also state that a reward for the
capture. dead or alive, of Dan Began,
alias William Mccoy, s. X. S~harpless,
sheriff. has offered and now offers, in ad
dition to all other rewards. a reward of
of $500. Very respectfully, your Obedi,
ent servant, w. r. SToLL,
Prosecuting Attorney.
, 1887-10-21

For fine watch repairing,
DAVID MILLER, Idelman block.
, 1887-10-21
MEN.

There are many men of the age OF 30 to 80 who
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the bladder, often accompanied by a slight
smartfng or burning sensation and a weakening
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a ropy sediment will often be found, and some
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There are many men who die OF this difficulty
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See the Doctors additional advertisement In
the Denver Daily News and Tribnne-Republi-
can.
, 1887-10-21

Courtesy of Hyo. Arcf
, 1887-10-21
YOUNG MEN

Who may be suffering from the effects OF youth
full follies or indiscretiOus, will do well to avail
themselves OF this the greatest boon ever laid
at the alter of suffering humanity. DR. WAC
NER will guarantee to forfeit Ave hundred dol
lars for every case of seminal Weakness or pri-
vate disease OF any kind or character which he
undertakes and fails to cure.
, 1887-10-21

Mining Location notices at Leader office.
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Decoration nav.

Eldred Post G.. A. R., will observe
the 3Oth day of May, 1887, as the Mem
orial day of the deceased soldiers of the
grand army from which our order takes
its name, and requests all inhabitants
of the county to do honor to the memo
ry OF the fallen heroes. Every one who
served in the union army is particular
ly INVITED to attend and join in the OBJ
servance. Refreshments will be pro-
vided for them by their comrades of the
post. The exercises will commence at
10 a. m, at the Presbyterian church in
Medicine Lodge, and include solemn in
vocation to the Lord of Hosts the God
of our Fathers, and short addresses by
comrades with vocal and instrumental
music, and close with decorating the
graves of the soldiers in the vicinity.
A special order of the day will be is
sued and circulated containing the
programme. By order Of commander
of post.
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Population.

The population of Barber county, &C
cording the census taken last year, was
10000. The suppositlon is that thacen.
sus now being completed will show a
population of about 1900. The growth
of the county during the past year has
been slow but permanent. and the peo-
pie who are here now are here to stay.
And in this connection, it is interest
ing to know that fully three-fourths of
the male population, oyer the age of 81
years, are real estate owners. Where
that is the case it may be believed that
the county has population that is ma
terially interested in Its prosperity.
Such population is not liable to ''fold
its tent like the Arab and as quietly
steal aWay.D
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BARRETT's TENTED ATTRACTIONS.
VIII Soon Naterislize Here-Very Notably
Strengthened and Perfected.

s. II. Barrett, whose fame as recre-
atiye purveyor is as wide as the CONT
nent itself, has perfected all the neces-
sary arrangements for the appearance
Of his imposing circus, menagerie, hip
podrome, and "Wild-West" aggrega-
ton, in Medicine Lodge, on Monday,
June 6. Barrett will be warmly well
coined here, as his show is one of the
standard amusement institutions in the
country. Many striking, unique and
elaborate improvements have recently
been made to this ever progressive show,
so that now it is decided and pleasing
departure from the conventional cir
Gus. Two hundred noted acrobatic,
gymnic and equestrian artists disport
themselves in three rings and on large
central stage; forty English and Ken
lucky thoroughbreds, ridden and driven
by professional jockeys and drivers,
contest for supremacy on an enormous
track that encircles the rings and stage,
and combination of scouts, cowboys
and Indians present exciting represent
atoms of life in the romantic west. TO
this notable array of attractions is sup
plemented the stirring feats of Donald
McKenzie's troupe of Scotch athletes
and broadsword combatants; the amaz-
ing performances of company of Jap
anese jugglers, rope walkers and wrest-
lers; and the remarkable exploits of
Nubar Hassan's Soudanese Arabs. The
menagerie, museum, aviary and aquri-
UNI departments are unusually rich in
rare, costly and interesting specimens,
and will doubtless attract no little at
tention here. One of Barrett's leading
reinforcements is the renowned dog
faced Russian boy, "Jo-Jo," who has
proved such study to the scientific
world. "Jo-Jo's" head, face and neck
are entirely covered with thick, silky
hair, and in all respects his resemblance
to skye terrier is wondrously complete.
He is ward of the Russian govern
ment, and it was only by the display of
eonsummate diplomacy. and the guar
anteeing of large salary, that Barrett
was able to secure the prodigy.
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Taxable Wealth.


The taxable wealth of Barber county,
last year, was $1,000. 600. The assess
ment rolls for 1887 are not complete,
but it is confidently believed that taxa
BILE property in the county this year
Will aggregate $4,O0O,OOO. And this
valuation does not represent exceeding
S3i per cent. of the actual wealth of
the county, fer property is rarely as
sessed at more than one-third of its
real value. This is wrong, we have al
ways contended but 1t is the custom in
Barber county. We believe that it
would be better to assess all prop
erty at its cash value and reduce
the rate of taxation, which would pro-
duce the same result as high rate on
low valuation. The railroad proper
ty in Barber county pays taxes on a
valuation Of about one-quarter of a
million dollars. Next year, it is ex-
pected that the taxable railroad prop
erty in the county will exceed one mil
lion of dollars.
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Corn In Barber County.

Last week the INDEX published two
short items, telling about two farmers
having large crops of corn planted.
Since that time we have learned that it
is not an unusual thing, to find large
fields of corn in the county, and that
the industry is confined to no particular
part of the county. Northeast of here,
ten miles, John Sparks is cultivating
500 acres of corn. Near him, in Valley
township, Thomas Fades has about 400
acres of corn. Four miles east of this
city p. B. Cole has in 800 acres. Di-
rectly north of town, three miles, S. K.
w. Field has $50 acres of corn. North
Of here, in Valley township, W. II. Ho-
gard has 800 acres. South of Medicine
Lodge, the Jullans have in 400 acres;
Lands 81 Son 800 acres; Bailey g. But
man 200 acres, o. Rogers, on his Medi-
cine liver ranch, is cultivating $50 acres.
Hickle & Stranathan, ON Mule creek,
have several hundred acres in corn.
West of town FIVE miles, John 7. Jesse
has 200 acres growing, and j. +. Hall,
on the Rayl-Berry place, has about $50
acres in. Near MingOna J. w. Lap
pan has several large fields of corn, and
all along the Medicine river. west, it is
no unusual thing to see fields of 100 to
$50 acres.
And these fields of corn will yield
wonderful crops. No farmer with whom
we have talked, expects an average of
less than so bushels to the acre, while
many, even now, are talking of IS BUSH
els per acre.
The bountiful rains that have fallen
within the past four weeks, have set
tied the crop question in Barber coun-
ty. For five years, since agriculture
was first undertaken in the county,
there has not been a crop failure. The
experimental stage was passed long
ago, and now our people are as certain
of successful crops as if they were work.
ing IN the fertile valley of the Missis-
sippiiriver.
This is good year in which to visit
Barber county. 1t is not modern Gar
den of Eden; but it is the most beauti-
full county in Kansas.
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Natural Roads.


The best natural roads in Kansas are
to be found in Barber county. Where
roads have been laid out with the ma
tural lay of the land, they rarely
have needed any attention or repairs,
and remain hard and firm through sum-
mer and winter. The made or artifi-
clal roads, as In every country. need re-
pairs and attention; but it is the ex-
ception when resident complains of
the miserable mud" a complaint
heard six months of the year back east.
1t is not an exaggeration to say that
during any month in the year, an ordin-
airy 200 pound team can haul two tons
through every township in the county
at the rate of four miles an hour.
Think of such a statement being made
in connection with the erich" counties
of Missouri, Illinois or Indiana.
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sHERIFF,s SALE.


Si4 bAaS 1E d HAssAs' SIS.
In the District Court OF Barber County. Star.
of Kansas,
Frank Adamson, plaintiff,
versus
W. TX. Clutter, defendant.
DY VIRTUE of an execution, to me directed.
- issued out of the District Court of Barber
county. Kansas, In the above entitled action
L, Charles ID. Nelson. sheriff of said county.
will, on
SATURDAY. THE 18th DAYo JUNE.
A. D., 1887, at O'Clock, p. m of said day. at
the front door of the courthouse in the cifv of
Medicine Lodge, Barber county Ptate OF an
sas, oner for sale, at public auction, to fthe
highest bidder, for cash in hand. ali the richf
ute ana interest whatsoever of the eaid w
H. Clutter In and to the following described
lands and tenements, tO-wit:
Lots three CD and four a., and the south half
Oh the northwest quarter of section Eve a..
toWnsnlp thlrty-fOur l24l, range ten IO). all In
bArDer county, state of Kansas, to satisfy q
Inogment OF plaintiff against defendant. for
rour hundred and Seventy-Five Dollars and
dnlrfy-bight Cents t$4753Sl, with interest at
. per cent. from March 9th, 1855, upon said
amount; and Forty-Eight Dollars and SEVENTY
Cens tSfS.1O), as costs of suit, and the cost Of
1857. 10Y % ''
CHARLES d. NELSON
Sheriff Of Barber county, Kansas.
by w. Z. ALFoRD. Deputy Sheriff. 81
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Buy your tickets so that you can come over
the Southern Kansas railroad from Kansas
City. n you are only ON an exploring trip, buy
an Explorers ticket Co Independence, kuns.,
over the southern Kansas railway, which en-
titles you Co all the privileges OF first-class
ticket, and can he purchased nj any OF the prin-
Cipal ticket Offices east Of the Missouri river.
On arrival "a Kansas City these tickets can be
exchanged ~ the Office Of ~. y. Moss, opposite
the Union Depot, on payment Of 81 for round
trip ticket reading 90 Medicine Lodge and re-
turn, with the privilege Of stopping on at all
intermediate stations. II you are coming here
60 stay. and want Co bring your household
goods, agricultural implements and livestock
with you. the ruto will be ff0 por chr load from
Kansas City 90 Medicine Lodge; or ~ you have
not n carload, the rate will DO % cents por
hundred.
For further information write 20 or call on
=. II. HYNrs, General Freight and Passenger
Agent, Lawrence, kane,
q. 4. McDONAuGu. 1is ~ Fourth ~. 81. Louis.
ED. CONAN. Room .. Union Depot. Kansas City.
w. 40. HYNEs, o. =. Illinois ~. Indianapolis, Ind.
JAKE HALDERMAN, 13E Main ~. ~. Wayne, Ind.
ED. MoDONAUGH, ll6 ". Fourth street, 81. Louis.
j. q. HAzELTON ..............Ja jamestown ". Y.
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Democrats. Attention,

There will be meeting of the Demo.
cratic Central Committee of Barber
county, at the courthouse, in Medicine
Lodge, at 5 o'clock, pm, on Monday
June 6, 1887. AS business of import
ance will come before the committee, q
full attendance is requested. An invi.
tation is also extended to all straight
democrats to be present.
E. p. CARUTHERs, Chm'n.
". T. WILLIAMS. Sec'y.
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Annual Keetinr.
MEnrcINr Tonop Mav1- SC

MEDiClNE LODGE, May IL, 'S7.
The annual meeting of the Medicine
Lodge Savings, Loan and Building As
ISOLATION viii be held at the Office of
Thursday. June 2, 1887, at s O'Clock. D.
m. At that time seven directors Will
be elected for the ensuing year.
Site KEN. MCPHERSON. Sec'y.
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AssIGNEE,s NOTICE..

In the matter of the assignment of Ambrose
Allen-W. T. Rouse, assignee.
NOTICE is hereby given that upon the first
" day of the next regular term of the District
Court of Barber county, Kansas, 1, the under
signed, assignee of Ambrose Allen, viii apply
TO said district court for q discharge from said
trust, and Will file my petition in said court at
said time, for such discharge. conformable to
the laws of the state of Kansas relating to vol
untary assignments for the benefit of cred
itors. w II ROITSE Assi0neo
ELLIS q OvERsrREET and W. Ii. MCCAGUE,
ATTORNEYS lsfd
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I've Carloads,

One firm in this city. standiford. Youmans
& Kldred, sell two carloads Of Flour every
month Besides this. they sell meal, graham,
buckwheat, and other brcadstuffs In the same
proportion OF course they must have the
inside prices. or they would not have such q
trade CAL and get their prices for supplies.
xhey are surprisingly low -
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TRANSFER LINE.

]. d. Gano is the manager of the South
western Bus and Transfer Line. Buses and
baggage wagons meet every train, passenger
and freight, Delivers freight and express in
any part of the city. Leave orders at the
Office of c. G Taliaferro, or at the bus barn on
Kansas avenue west
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Stocked I'm.

There was such rush for the bar
gains at the new store of Blickhahn s.
Co., that it became necessary to stock
up on some of the bargains. The goods
are going of at the rate of 500 per day,
and those who would profit by the ex-
traordinary offers the new firm is max
ing, should not delay making an early
visit to the store, opposite the Citizens
National bank. 40
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For Country Merchants.

Standiford, Youmans s. Eldred are making
speciality of filling jobbing orders from the
country. They buy exclusively in carload
lots, and get the benefit of reduced freight, and
give this benefit to their country merchant
patrons. They invite an inspection of their
immense stock, and guarantee that their prices
will be satisfactory. SO
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new pressmakine FIrm.

Mrs. Margaret Curd and Mrs. r. ID. Simpson
have associated themselves together in the
dressmaking business, at the residence of Mrs.
Curd. They will do all kinds of cutting, fit
ting and sewing, at reasonable rates, and will
be glad to sec all their friends. a
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BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.

MEDICINE LODGE, KAEs., May II, 1887.
NOTICE is hereby given that the Board OF
IN County Commissioners of Barber county
Will meet and sit as Board of Equalization on
MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1887.
All persons feeling themselves aggrieved at
the valuations fixed on their property by the
township assessors, will be given the opportlI-
nifty or having their assessments corrected.
By order of the Board.
5lt3 ROBT. J. TALIAFERRO,
Clerk of Board of County Commissioners
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Notice. RzarHhodx.

Having sold my saddlery and harness
business in this city, must ask all
persons indebted to me to call at once
and settle their accounts.
April 26, 1887. II. BLICKHAHN.
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RaiIrnah Tinlrafa

Passengers going north, east, south or west
are reminded that they can buy tickets at the
depot in Medicine Lodge for any city in the
United States as cheap as anywhere, and be
certain of getting to their destination without
vexation or delay.
Off THOs r PrIRDY Agent
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RrinkI RrinkI

Macy, lief Co., of Medicine Lodge, have
an abundance of good brick, ready for deliv-
cry, or for sale at the kilns, They will contract
brick in the wall. Prices reasonable. 9t4
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The INDEX has recently received
large new lot OF stationery and job
stock, and We are better prepared than
ever for the execution Of frst-class
lob work
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pemoeratie Central COMMITTEES.
HOW TO GET TO BARBER COUNTY,

II. i. CARUTIERS. Chairma n
w. II. WILLIAMS Secretary.
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THE PURE FLOODED HOLsTEIN BULL.
KAIORAMA ROY

AXE 1OA6 bLOUDEU hULSIElN BULL,
KALORAMA BOY.
MILLER & BENEDICT, proprietors of Med
11 icine Lodge Stock Farm, have one of the
most valuable pure blooded Holstein Bulls to
be found in this country. He combines the
best strains of milk, butter and beef blood to
be found in any bull of this celebrated breed
OF cattle. He was sired by Dan Webster grand
rift Miller. and universally acknowledged to be
as fine a beef animal as the best of Short
Horns. Dan Webster's dam, CresSett, was
sired by Rip Van Wrinkle, the sire of Echo,
COW that gave 80 pounds of milk in a day. and
z3.Il5 lbs. o. in one year; and Al 1896 lbs. in
loO days, or an average of 81 lbs. o. per day
for the entire period. Her owner refused
$500 for her. Fraulein, the great grand
dam, gave 70lbs of milk in day. Kalorama
Boys dam was Belle of the Grove, grand dam
Betsey Briggs, who gave 7S lbs. of milk in a
sire Zuyder Zee, imported. Grand dam Electra
was also imported. The pedigrees on both
sides are from noted animals for milk butter
and beef. Kalorama Boy weighed 20I0 pounds
as two-year~old. He is a long-bodied, square
built. heavy-quartered animal, with soft, vel
low skin, indicative of firstclass milk butter
and beef qualities A COW sired by this bull
Will give double the milk OF one sired by any
native animal in Barber county. Miller &
Benedict Will pay $15 for calf sired by Kalora-
ma Boy when old enough to wean.
Full blooded Berkshire pigs, Grade Hol-
stems, and Hambletonian filieys for sale,
Miller Benedict's stock farm is III miles
from Main street, Medicine Lodge, up the Med
tcine Valley. Address
MILLER g. BENEDICT,
52 Medicine Lodge, Kansas.
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK AT MEDICINE
LODGE, IN THE STATE OF KANSAS,
AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, MAY Is,
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The Oldest Firm.

The fact that for decade the firm of STAN
diford. Youmans & EIdred have maintained a
frst-class mercantile establishment in this
city, is an evidence that the people are salts
fed with their dealings. Their business is con-
stantly increasing, and it should. for they keep
an immense stock of good goods, and only ask
reasonable profits. They buy for cash, in large
lots, and have no trouble in keeping a Gus
toner. If you have not before done so, try
this firm now. Their summer stock is now
helm o. opened 70
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RESOnRCE9.

State of Kansas, County of Barber, 50:
L, o. c. EWART, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief. o. G. EWART, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
10th day of May, 1887.
LOREN EDWARDS, Notary Public
(Term expires March -, 1901
Correct-Attest:
{ { {. F F e SssF, Directors. :.